Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures in District 46 Race

September 12, 2012
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The police chief of my community in north-central Arkansas created quite a stir over the weekend after his comments in the Sunday paper.  According to the article, published by the Daily Citizen, Kyle Osborne called incumbent state Rep. Mark Biviano “desperate” for signing Americans for Tax Reform’s Taxpayer Protection Pledge. Osborne is challenging Biviano for his seat in this fall’s election. "My first thought was, 'Desperate.' How desperate are you to get re-elected to lock yourself … [Read more...]

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Bill Walker On Interpreter Hire: “I’m Comfortable With The Decision That Was Made”

July 19, 2012

KATV has released a partial transcript of conversations that took place at the personnel committee hearing on Tuesday in Little Rock. Below are some of the more interesting excerpts.  Enjoy! Director of Workforce Services, Bill Walker: If we had taken the position that we want the criteria to be that we want to have these high QAST levels if you will…that we want to have this national certification if you will…then there would be nobody in our department today that would … [Read more...]

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